Bishember Kathuria
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Vijay Narendran Mathely
It has been a pleasure, to work closely with Bishember on the LDC program. Bishember is a medical affairs professional, who completely gets the commercial side of business. Bishember is also well versed with design thinking and process optimization. Bishember is hands on, in his approach and thoroughly enjoyed the sense of partnership, while working together, on certain projects.
Amine AZIEZ
@Bish, I am really happy we have had the opportunity to work together and achieve greatness for patients with the arrivals of IO therapies in lung cancer. You have been a great partner and definitely your scientific expertise and leadership skill did help massively the team achieving our ambitious target(s). Pharma is a small world so I hope we will have the opportunity to partner together again
Vijay Narendran Mathely
It has been a pleasure, to work closely with Bishember on the LDC program. Bishember is a medical affairs professional, who completely gets the commercial side of business. Bishember is also well versed with design thinking and process optimization. Bishember is hands on, in his approach and thoroughly enjoyed the sense of partnership, while working together, on certain projects.
Amine AZIEZ
@Bish, I am really happy we have had the opportunity to work together and achieve greatness for patients with the arrivals of IO therapies in lung cancer. You have been a great partner and definitely your scientific expertise and leadership skill did help massively the team achieving our ambitious target(s). Pharma is a small world so I hope we will have the opportunity to partner together again
Vijay Narendran Mathely
It has been a pleasure, to work closely with Bishember on the LDC program. Bishember is a medical affairs professional, who completely gets the commercial side of business. Bishember is also well versed with design thinking and process optimization. Bishember is hands on, in his approach and thoroughly enjoyed the sense of partnership, while working together, on certain projects.
Amine AZIEZ
@Bish, I am really happy we have had the opportunity to work together and achieve greatness for patients with the arrivals of IO therapies in lung cancer. You have been a great partner and definitely your scientific expertise and leadership skill did help massively the team achieving our ambitious target(s). Pharma is a small world so I hope we will have the opportunity to partner together again
Vijay Narendran Mathely
It has been a pleasure, to work closely with Bishember on the LDC program. Bishember is a medical affairs professional, who completely gets the commercial side of business. Bishember is also well versed with design thinking and process optimization. Bishember is hands on, in his approach and thoroughly enjoyed the sense of partnership, while working together, on certain projects.
Amine AZIEZ
@Bish, I am really happy we have had the opportunity to work together and achieve greatness for patients with the arrivals of IO therapies in lung cancer. You have been a great partner and definitely your scientific expertise and leadership skill did help massively the team achieving our ambitious target(s). Pharma is a small world so I hope we will have the opportunity to partner together again
Credentials
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AI in HealthCare
Stanford OnlineNov, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Novartis
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Switzerland
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Executive Director- Medical Affairs, Digital Transformaton
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Dec 2021 - Present
Global Process Owner - digital transformation, medical affairs is executive director position responsbile for selection and life cycle management of system solutions for relevant medical affairs processes across Novartis enterprise ensuring harmonization, standardization and leveraging new technology to make organisation fit for future. My current focus areas are selection, implementation and adoption of end-to-end system solutions in finance/ data management of local clinical trials and HCP engagement. Show less
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Chief Scientific Officer/ Country Medical Director
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Jul 2018 - Dec 2021
As team lead, I developed a self-learning and agile country medical department by talent management (n=17 including team lead), resource and budget planning and setting portfolio medical strategy at country level. I was accountable for overseeing all scientific services including data generation, scientific excellence, medical governance and compliance, medical information, patient services, and early launch excellence. I was accountable for field medical excellence and oversight of medical strategy and implementation of medical activities. As member of Country Leadership Team, I contributed and shaped overall direction of CPO by representing scientific function. Show less
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Roche
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Switzerland
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Biotechnology Research
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700 & Above Employee
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Global Medical Director
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Jan 2017 - Jun 2018
Medical leadership position accountable for the development of global medical strategy, and execution of the medical tactics with international impact. I was accountable for planning MSL communication globally including scientific imperatives and KPI, reviewing approving trial proposal and evidence generation plans, medical lead for read out of two pivotal trials. As a core member of combined business team, lifecycle team and other cross-functional teams, we set the strategy, positioning and key messages for the brand. In this capaciltiy, we launched a new indication in Lung Cancer for an Immuno-Oncology drug ($2.5 billion globally). Show less
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Group Medical Manager
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Feb 2015 - Dec 2016
Established and led team of medical managers, medical science liaisons and administrators, which was accountable for scientific services of Oncology, Neurology, and Immunology portfolio.
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Country Medical Manager
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Apr 2011 - Feb 2015
Led country level medical activities for products in various stages of life cycles- pipeline, prelaunch, launch, growth and mature, across therapy areas.
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Health Service Executive
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Medical Doctor
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Jul 2008 - Mar 2011
As medical doctor in HSE, I diagnosed and treated patients in different sub-specialties of internal medicine including Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, Cardiology, Nephrology, Geriatric Medicine and Rheumatology. As medical doctor in HSE, I diagnosed and treated patients in different sub-specialties of internal medicine including Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, Cardiology, Nephrology, Geriatric Medicine and Rheumatology.
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Education
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2012 - 2014
Trinity College, Dublin
Master's Degree, Pharmaceutical Medicine -
2007 - 2010
UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General -
1995 - 2001
Maharshi Dayanand University
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Medicine
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